Category Archives: Green Praxis

Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is

Posted on March 9, 2009 by

This morning I received an email with membership information from the newly formed Buy Fresh Buy Local South Dakota chapter. The mission of BFBLSD is simply “to increase the awareness and consumption of local foods in South Dakota”. I’m betting … Continue reading →

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Keyhole Garden Key to Fighting Drought, Malnutrition

Posted on December 22, 2008 by

I’ve been keeping up with City Farmer in Vancouver ever since I took an organic gardening workshop there almost four years ago. City Farmer is a demonstration urban garden in the gorgeous Kitsilano neighborhood of Vancouver (trivia for the day: … Continue reading →

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If I Had $15,000

Posted on October 21, 2008 by

I’d buy myself a Skystream. One of the dreams my husband and I have for our land is to put up a residential wind turbine. I’ve been fascinated with the Skystream since I read about it in Mother Earth News … Continue reading →

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Welcoming Another South Dakota Organic Farm to the Blogosphere

Posted on July 20, 2008 by

Heidi, an intern with Prairie Coteau Farm and Dakota Rural Action, has alerted me to Prairie Coteau’s new blog, which you can find here! I’ve been hearing about P.C. Farm for awhile but didn’t see much online about them, so … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Ag Symposium Just Down the Road This Week

Posted on July 19, 2008 by

Speaking of the organic Johnson Farm, it will play host this Tuesday for the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society Summer Symposium. The symposium and farm tour runs from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on July 22 a few miles outside … Continue reading →

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Local Organic Farmer Goes Gourmet

Posted on July 11, 2008 by

(photo courtesy Sam Hurst, Gourmet.com) My husband scooped me on this one, but I’m going to post here, too. Local longtime organic farmer (and our neighbor down the road) Charlie Johnson and his brother Allan are the subjects of a … Continue reading →

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SD Green Feature: Brookings Food Co-op

Posted on July 2, 2008 by

Laura Wight, one of the movers and shakers behind the possible new food co-op in Brookings, recently answered some questions for me: In a nutshell, what is a food co-op? In a nutshell, a food co-op is a cooperatively owned … Continue reading →

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New Farmers Market Starting in Howard, SD

Posted on May 15, 2008 by

Lindsey over at the Rural Learning Center, part of Miner County Community Revitalization, sent me an e-mail announcing a brand new farmers market starting up in Howard, home of wind power and organic beef: Howard Area Summer Market It’s not … Continue reading →

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South Dakota’s Getting Fresh

Posted on May 12, 2008 by

Rebecca at Flying Tomato Farms tipped me off in February that work was afoot to bring a “Buy Fresh Buy Local” campaign to South Dakota. Well, now it’s official. My husband and I finally became members of Dakota Rural Action … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Green Building…

Posted on April 30, 2008 by

Spring isn’t the only reason South Dakota’s getting greener these days. The folks at Koch Hazard Architects in Sioux Falls have just inaugurated a new blog about sustainable building and renovation. Green Digs Blog promises to keep up the “discussions … Continue reading →

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